Upstairs or Downstairs

Sparkle78

Looking to rent a flat... there's two within the same "4 in a block", one upstairs, one downstairs. Upstairs is cheaper by £40 a month and fully furnished. Same flat (size etc) downstairs is £40 more and unfurnished.

Having only ever lived in a ground floor before with upstairs empty, I don't know the pro and cons for either...

Any advice? :think:

Doozergirl

Upstairs is warmer, more secure.

Downstairs often gets the garden but more chance of damp downstairs. If it doesn't have a garden, I'd definitely pick upstairs.

walletpains

Don't go for the downstairs one, it's cheaper for a reason.... Laminate flooring by any chance?

Loanranger

Upstairs definitely. You don't really want to hear people walking around above your head.

scottishblondie

Upstairs. Avoid hearing footsteps from above, enjoy getting some free heating from below, and feel more secure.

westv

Ground floor not "downstairs". You don't go down any stairs to get to a ground floor flat.

Sparkle78

Aarrgghh lol I like the downstairs better! What a pickle... downstairs is more expensive and I don't need it furnished and I have two little dogs so thought down would be better and there is a kind of garden??

onetreehillgrrl

Having lived in a ground floor flat many years ago, I would opt for the upstairs flat. As others have said, footsteps, security and warmth. We used to call the bloke that lived upstairs to us, "Diver Boot Jim", his name wasn't Jim, but it sure sounded like he wore diver boots.

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If top quality or purpose built then you should not hear people upstairs. Location and how many scallys want to break into your property and whether you need iron bars on the windows should be an indicator of whether the ground floor is ok. A private garden is a big bonus. People upstairs will hardly ever use a shared garden but if they do, then they are staring into your living room when you are watching telly ! or worse, into your bedroom when you are ...... !

I would go upstairs unless it was a real benefit living on the ground floor.

Emmzi

ground floors are burgled more often - no need for ladders. also cant leave windows open in the summer.

josievg

I would choose ground especially if there is outside space available with it.

Top Flat can be too hot in summer.

When I moved from 'middle' to ground I was concerned about security but I wouldn't go out and leave windows open even if on the first floor.

Much preferred ground floor and wouldn't go 'upstairs' again. Luckily I never had heavy footed people above me (maybe 10 sets of neighbours over 14 years) otherwise I might have a different point of view.

Strangely, I usually found I could hear 'guests' upstairs. Maybe people who are used to living in upstairs flats subconciously modify how they walk around and don't stomp about. I think we may have done this when were the ones above.

Good luck whichever one you choose.

Just remembered a downside - one idiot who lived above us used to leave his bath running and wander off. Water through our bedroom ceiling - twice.